Harun Rashid Mollah
Harun Rashid Mollah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 27 February 1991 – 24 November 1992 | |
| Preceded by | S. A. Khaleque |
| Succeeded by | Syed Muhammad Moshin |
| Constituency | Dhaka-11 |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 24 November 1992 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Children | Elias Uddin Mollah |
Harun Rashid Mollah was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament for Dhaka-11.
Career
Mollah was initially involved with Awami League politics with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and was elected chairman of Mirpur municipality many times. He vied for the Awami League nomination from Dhaka-11 but it was given to Kamal Hossain instead.[1] Due to this he contested the elections as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate and was elected to parliament from Dhaka-11 as a BNP candidate in 1991.[2] Kalshi flyover was named after Harun Mollah due to his glorious contribution to the 1971 Liberation War and all the democratic and progressive movements of the country.[3] Harun Mollah Degree College,[4] Harun Mollah Shorok a road starting from Mirpur 10 roundabout and ends at Mirpur 12 bus stand [5] and Harun Mollah Eid-Gah Maidan[6] are named after him.
Death
Mollah died on 24 November 1992.[7]
References
- ↑ Rabbani, Golam (27 February 2025). "Nahid Islam eyes Dhaka-11: Will he capitalize on the Rampura-Banasree uprising?". thereport.live. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
- ↑ "PM opens Kalshi flyover, 6-lane road to traffic". The Daily Ittefaq. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Harun Molla Degree College". www.hmdc.edu.bd. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "যোগাযোগ". www.hmdc.edu.bd. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Main Eid jamaats | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Mahfuzul H. (2003). Democratization in South Asia: Lessons from American Institutions. Ashgate. p. 66. ISBN 0-7546-3423-X.